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· 9/1/1998

Sporio v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Citations

  • 717 A.2d 525
  • 553 Pa. 44
  • 1998 Pa. LEXIS 1886

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • Section 301(c)(2) was enacted to “prevent stale claims ... and prevent speculation over whether a disease is work-related years after an exposure occurred”
  • Section 301(c)(2) was enacted to \prevent stale claims ... and prevent speculation over whether a disease is work-related years after an exposure occurred\
  • purpose of Section 301(c)(2) is to prevent stale claims and speculation as to whether a disease is work-related years after exposure occurred
  • “The Act is remedial in nature and its purpose is to benefit the workers of this Commonwealth. The Act is to be liberally construed to effectuate its humanitarian objectives. In addition, borderline interpretations of the Act are to be construed in the injured party’s favor.”

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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